LOOK...no hands

Welcome everyone...let's get started. Kinesiology...study of body motion, movement...in conditioning. Everything we do requires 4 directional movement. Acquirement...motor skill, muscle memory and the practice of muscle confusion. Everyone has at least one or two drills they don't want to do. Why? Various reasons/excuses. Let me toss you a few...if they help me, I do them. 1) lateral, forward and backward w/hands behind your back. All directions for 60 sec. Rest for 30 sec. Five sets. 2) 2X4 w/cloth wrapping...about 3 ft. length. Select a smooth surface, place 2x4 on surface and w/hands on 2x4 push for 10m. turn and push back. Rest for 30 sec. or as needed. 3 sets. 3) tennis  or sponge ball, throw ball toward a wall, straight on from about 10 feet away. Throw ball hard enough so you field it after no more than 2 bounces. Next, throw ball toward wall at about a 45 degree angle. This will force you to "quick start" yourself and catch ball after no more than 3 bounces. Right and left angles. 3/5 sets w2 min. each set. 60 sec. rest between sets. Once each week. You will be amazed at the results. www.secondwindfitnessfilm.com

Have a Blueprint?

Welcome everyone and let's get started...you better have a blueprint. You wouldn't build anything w/out a blueprint...so, why not your body. Start w/foundation...your feet. Sit or stand, include in your warm up or cool down. Place a ball and or soccer ball under your feet, one foot at a time and rotate each direction, forward and backward and side to side. Two sets 3 min. each set. Do not put all your weight on one foot if standing. 90% of our nerve endings are in the feet. Drill will stimulate your nerves and send positive signals to the brain. Your 'on demand' drills will react much faster.
Results will show up faster. Also sit on an exercise ball, at least 75cm. When sitting on ball knees should be level w/hips. You can do this drill when watching TV or at your desk. I now have 100's of office workers sitting on a ball vs. chair. Your balance will be 100% better. www.secondwindfitnessfilm.com

More Bounce to the Ounce

Welcome and let's get started...word association to the title. More spring, higher jumping, thrust, increase stride, breakaway, maintain, 2nd&3rd wind, flex, endurance, quick muscle twitch. Various jumping drills, On the Balls of your feet only, one leg and two legs in every single drill. As soon as you hit the ground bounce (POP) up. The balls of your feet act as a tambourine not a sand box.Don't do these drills flatfooted. Notice...one can always tell when a sprinter is running flatfooted or playing any sport. Marathon and long distance runner require more slow twitch. In my personal drills and conducting classes or coaching seminars...we do this 3x a week. www.secondwindfitnessfilm.com

SPECIFICS

Welcome everyone...thank you for the great feedback re acute and chronic pain. Let's talk about thrust and specific training drills. Almost every sport and certain drills require bursts. Sports + 100's of exercises/drills are tempting to try. The weight room is most abused for your body. Stop looking at picture ads. Be specific in your drills and preparing for your thrusts. In track and field it's bolting out of the blocks for sprints. Name any event in T@F and you have a thrust. Train specific for that thrust. Most pulled hams in sprints occur coming out of the blocks and about the 50m mark. Don't just throw weights around or in reckless fashion. Start early and stay late. Out of 100's of drills, select 10 or less. Rather, enjoy your time training vs. rehab. Rehab is costly in money and your valuable time. Next writing, more bounce to the ounce. Jimmy O
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Rid Aches and Pain

Welcome everyone...aches and pains and rehab infiltrates and can destroy one's training. At the very least, be disruptive. In my personal training, teaching, coaching and interviews w/hundreds of athletes...for acute pain, apply Arnicare cream and for chronic pain, apply 100% pure Wintergreen liquid and/or 100% Tea Tree liquid. Prior, for pulled muscles, apply cold, not ice pack, asap. Don't stop your training routine. Rather, slow it down, low impact. Bruised areas need blood flow. You know your body better than anyone. Lite stretching is the Rx of the day. Even after you think you are healed...keep using the above remedies for another week/10 days.
Jimmy O www.secondwindfitnessfilm.com

HAPPENS in 3's

Welcome everyone...perhaps you have noted that so much in life happens in 3's. And after talking to dozens of both athletes and non athletes they are in agreement with that assessment. Let's get started. Periodically reference previous writing...1) write down 3 core goals you want/need to reach over the next x___# of months. Now write down the 3 drills you need to perform daily/weekly as your first steps in reaching your goals. In weeks 2,3,4, phase in 3 more drills over that 3 week period. End of week 4...analyze progress or lack thereof. Repeat this route for 3 months. Test yourself...compete against yourself. The 3's will get you 'there' better than any other way. Never leave a job before completion.
Jimmy O . www.secondwindfitnessfilm.com

Envision where you want to be...

Welcome everyone...if you cannot see yourself "there," don't bother to write it down. We can talk about goals, weights, barbells, lifting, running, any competition...and if we can't 'see' ourselves being there...you won't get there. If you were handed a road map and were told that the map would give you a "maybe" in getting there, would you buy the map. When and until you have the passion and vision of 'there' chances are you will not get there. When you start acting like you are already there...you will realize that dream...you are living it. Next writing...starting that journey. jimmy o www.secondwindfitnessfilm.com  You pack your own chute.